Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wost

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: wost
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

second-person singular simple present indicative of wit

Archaic

Etymology

From Middle English wost, from Old English wāst (also wǣst), from Proto-Germanic *waist, second person singular indicative of Proto-Germanic *witaną (“to wit, know”). More at English wit.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: wost, wāst, *waist, *witaną

Usage

Archaic

Questions

What does wost mean?: second-person singular simple present indicative of wit
Where does wost come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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